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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access published online on November 13, 2008
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, doi:10.1093/tropej/fmn082
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© The Author [2008]. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Case Report

A Succesful Treatment of Avian Influenza Infection in Turkey

Nazim Dogana, Behzat Özkanb, Ibrahim Bogaa, Mehmet Kizilkayaa and Hakan Altindagb

aDepartment of Anaesthesia and Reanimation, Medical School of Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
bDepartment of Pediatrics, The School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Correspondence: Nazim Dogan, MD, Atatürk Üniversity, Lojmanlari 31 Blok, Daire:1, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey. Tel.: +90 442 3166333; Fax: +90 442 3166340. E-mail <nazdogan{at}atauni.edu.tr>.


  Abstract

Avian influenza is a disease characterized with severe pneumonia caused by virus influenza A. Birds and poultry are vectors for spread of this disease. It is diagnosed by clinical evidence and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Here, we discuss the treatment procedures of a child diagnosed as avian influenza.

Key Words: avian influenza • treatment


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